I recently came across this article “How to be a Truth-Teller in the Trenches of Leadership” by Scott Cochrane. And although the article was in the context of leadership, I believe that telling the truth is crucial building trust in any relationship. Extracting and paraphrasing from Scott’s article, there are…
People high in futuristic are often driven by their vision of the future. What are some ways that we can leverage on this Talent Theme? Here is the description of the Futuristic Talent Theme from the Gallup Business Journal: “Wouldn’t it be great if . . .” You are…
People with high Analytical Talents are able to manage large amounts of information and easily distill the mass of information into something succinct. Here is the description of the Analytical Talent Theme from the Gallup Business Journal: Your Analytical theme challenges other people: “Prove it. Show me why what…
In StrengthsFinder we speak a lot about talents, and we often say that you can’t be anyone you want, but you can be more of who you already are. We also know that StrengthsFinder is mainly a developmental tool and not a selection tool. While people may find that…
Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. – Leo Buscaglia Last Sunday, we had our very first meet-up session on “Serving with Strengths”. It is a gathering of like-minded individuals who would like make an impact on the…
We need to be intentional with our lives. In the words of Nigel Marsh in his TedTalk “How to make work-life balance work” if you do not design your life, someone else will design it for you, and you may not like how it is designed. In this other short…
Some people are hesitant about the Strengths Movement because they think that weaknesses is ignored, or that a person’s strength (or lack thereof) becomes an excuse to not get certain things done. Well, it is important to remember that strengths-based methodology does not ignore weakness, and neither does it…
People with high Ideation are excited by ideas, and also generate many of them very quickly. Here’s the description of Ideation from the Gallup Business Journal: “You are fascinated by ideas. What is an idea? An idea is a concept, the best explanation of the most events. You are…
Sometimes, the task or dream that we take up may seem like “Mission Impossible”. What are some of the ways we can navigate and clear this seemingly impossible task or dream? Here’s an extremely entertaining video that I simply have to share: The first impression I had was, “How…
